MARTINEZ — Returning to the scene of the crime proved to be the latest in a string of wrong decisions for a Martinez man who was arrested on suspicion of trying to steal a vehicle for the third time this month, police said.

Antonio Neely, 19, returned to a home in the 4900 block of Alhambra Valley Road twice Saturday morning to steal property, according to a police statement from Martinez police Sgt. Steve Gaul. Police were called to the area at 2 a.m. by a concerned resident who saw a man pushing a motorcycle down a driveway and trying to load it onto a pickup truck, Gaul said.

According to police, Neely ran from the truck as the first officer arrived. He didn”t get far, and police said that after they detained him, Neely admitted to driving the truck and loading two motorcycles that were in the back of it.

Police suspect that Neely swiped the two motorcycles, along with other undisclosed property from the residence while the owner slept. Neely may be charged with three counts of auto theft, and police said they”ve arrested him three times over the past month on the same suspicion. He also is suspected of two counts of burglary, and was in custody at the County Jail in Martinez in lieu of $660,000 bail.